A Visit to Machi Machi in Vancouver, BC

April 05, 2025

Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos. Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying. My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again. For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...

A Strawberry Latte with Panna Cotta from Machi Machi on Robson St.

After trying a tasty croissant at Little Cafe on Robson, we walked about a block towards Machi Machi. They're a Taiwanese Bubble Tea shop in downtown Vancouver. They have other locations in Toronto, Calgary, NYC, and Aisa. They serve fun bubble tea drinks in cool bottles, so I knew I had to try one. Their store is modern, and they serve their specialty drinks in unique bottles. The store is small, but luckily, there was no line.

I ordered a Fresh Strawberry Latte with Panna Cotta in one of their bottles. The Strawberry Latte part was sweet and refreshing and the Panna Cotta was creamy, but a bit chunky. The two flavors tasted good together, so the texture didn't really bother me. They also have mini taro balls that they put on top of their drinks, but they were out that day. Not all of the drinks come in bottles, they also have regular cups to choose from.

The drinks seem overpriced at around $10. But I wanted to try a drink in one of their cute bottles. This would not be a regular boba spot if I had one near me, but I enjoyed getting to try it out!